A Patchwork Life

I was a bit nervous about writing such a long post on the marriage issue, but it turned into a nice discussion so I was pleasantly surprised. I found this article on the effects of adversity on marriage to be really interesting too– my own marriage weathered some major external adversities in our first few years together, though thankfully no deaths, and I do believe that i helped bond us tightly together as a couple. But I also have experienced some envy of those couples who seem to have relatively smooth sailing in those early years and get to do fun things like cruise to Alaska without worrying about newborns or layoffs, so maybe it’s six of one, half a dozen of the-grass-is-always-greener!

My laptop has to go in tomorrow for some regularly scheduled maintenance, so I won’t be blogging until it’s back in my loving arms. We’re going to our pool’s 80th birthday celebration tomorrow, the girls are going to be extras in an independent film, and we may finally go camping, so expect posts on one, all or none of those subjects when I return!